Enhancing the cardiovascular protective effects of a healthy dietary pattern with wolfberry (Lycium barbarum): A randomized controlled trial.

Darel Wee Kiat TohXuejuan XiaClarinda Nataria SutantoJasmine Hui Min LowKian Keong PohJiong-Wei WangRoger Sik-Yin FooJung Eun Kim

Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2021)

In middle-aged and older adults, adherence to a healthy dietary pattern improves vascular tone. Incorporating wolfberry to the diet further improves blood lipid-lipoprotein profile and may lower long-term CVD risk. This study was registered at clinicatrials.gov as NCT03535844.

Keyphrases

physical activity
weight loss
fatty acid
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
insulin resistance